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Office Goddess

Brand You: how do you come across at work?

February 16, 2009
This entry is part 2 of 13 in the series Office Goddess

If a visitor came into your office looking for you, and asked a colleague to point you out, what would they say? The short, messy one? The busy one with her glasses on her head? If a colleague was describing you to someone from another department, how would they sum you up? A good project [...]

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Welcome to 2009: Year of the Office Goddess

January 4, 2009
This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Office Goddess

This year I thought I’d have a theme running through my blog.  Each month there will be a post about a different subject relating to how to be an office goddess. So, if Nigella is the epitome of a domestic goddess, what makes an office goddess?  Let me start by explaining what it’s not. Being [...]

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How to buy a cocktail dress in 20 minutes

December 15, 2008
This entry is part 12 of 13 in the series Office Goddess

You will need: One department store One friend wearing flat shoes (ideally someone with better dress sense than you) The underwear you will be wearing under the dress Optional: The shoes you will be wearing.  Cocktail dresses are short, so any height of heel will be OK.  If you are adapting this method for a [...]

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How to be helpful

July 14, 2008

Set your out of office email response if you’re out for a day or longer. Change your voicemail as well, especially if you’re at a crisis point in the project and you know people will be wanting to get hold of you. Know where your project team are, so that when people ask you have [...]

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